Vireos on a Branch

After the print: John James Audubon, Solitary Flycatcher (The Birds of America, plate 28), 1827–38

Two small birds on a reed stem against a pale ground. Most of the background is one colour: long runs with no change of thread.

Size: 102 × 130 stitches; on 14-count: 18.5 × 23.6 cm, on 18-count: 14.4 × 18.3 cm
Threads: 14 DMC colours, full crosses only
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 918305 — the work on the museum site
Licence: Chart — © 2026 Crossette, CC BY 4.0: free to stitch, print and share with a link to crossette.org. The original is in the public domain (CC0); the museum image comes from its open collection.

PDF to print · 256 KB OXS for software · 508 KB

OXS is an open chart format that many cross stitch programs open. The Crossette app opens it too — it’s in development; the beta comes after Apple’s review. Colours on screen and in print are approximate; go by the thread codes.